No, they just don't "get it" huh?

[atgood]

Lorrie,
My condolences. After many years of trying to explain the Cathe experience, I have long since given up (for the most part). I was on the August Cathe road trip, and I only even bothered to tell a couple of people I was going, since I've found out the hard way that most people just don't get it. Oh well, too bad for them!
I just think of us as a proud, elite few!

 

[kathryn]

You have to remember, most people don't know Cathe the way they know Denise Austin and Kathy Smith so those ladies are all they think home fitness is.

How true.
Though I personally wouldn't lump Kathy Smith and Denise Austin together. I can stand KS, and have some of her workouts. DA, I can't take for more than 2 minutes! Perhaps, rather, DA and Richard Simmons?

The perception of what people think of as 'working out at home' (at least for women--men can workout with heavy barbells in their garage) is shaped by what's in the big stores, including the cute little 2-3# pink weights for women and the most-available DVD's, many of which seem to be yoga, pilates, Denise Austin, Leslie Sansone walking...all of which have their place, but which aren't all of at-home exercise... but try to explain that to most people, and you'll get that glaze-eyed look.

 

[Hermia]

When asked, I explain that advanced home workouts are a niche market, that what you see in Target or whatever is the merest tip of the iceberg, and generally speaking, not advanced, because that's not what most people are, and that's not what sells. I explain that it's essentially what you could get at a gym, with group exercise classes, but on a dvd, and instructors have their own websites from which you can order workouts.

I'm also very free with open challenges to come do a Cathe workout with me. I've loaned out a couple of her workouts and had a few people over to workout with me, and no one has been able to finish, not even this gym rat firefighter guy I briefly dated. Although I've only been able to work on converting a few people, they all thought they could hang right off the bat and all were wrong. They all finished (far before the end of the actual workout) with this look of awe on their face and a clear realization that Cathe is no joke. Also, if people can't come over to try out a workout, I let them know I'm up for a pushup challenge (if I could do as many as Cathe and crew I'd really impress my friends!) in case they want to see evidence of the effectiveness of home workouts.

Ultimately, it doesn't bug me too much, though, because I'm pretty fit and healthy (and from reading here I know a lot of you are way more fit than me), and that's the whole point for me.

 

[SirenSongWoman]

How true.
Though I personally wouldn't lump Kathy Smith and Denise Austin together. I can stand KS, and have some of her workouts. DA, I can't take for more than 2 minutes! Perhaps, rather, DA and Richard Simmons?

The perception of what people think of as 'working out at home' (at least for women--men can workout with heavy barbells in their garage) is shaped by what's in the big stores, including the cute little 2-3# pink weights for women and the most-available DVD's, many of which seem to be yoga, pilates, Denise Austin, Leslie Sansone walking...all of which have their place, but which aren't all of at-home exercise... but try to explain that to most people, and you'll get that glaze-eyed look.

This is so true! I was just about to post about men and their garage weight sets when I read your post about those cute little dumbbells and I thought 'That's it. That's why.' Those vinyl coated baby-dumbbells have cute-i-fied women's fitness. I'm thinking there will be more than a few really scary difficult moments in the STS set you all can play for your doubting friends to shake 'em up a bit... Maybe then they'll get it.

 

[kathryn]

Those vinyl coated baby-dumbbells have cute-i-fied women's fitness.

I posted this in another thread, but what about Cathe coming out with some pretty pink dumbbells...in 30#-50# weights! LOL!

Wouldn't that be a mind bender? ("But...pink weights are for women/girls! And heavy weights are for guys! Illogical! Illogical! This does not compute! VGER! Sterilize...sterilize!*" )


*bonus points for the first to identify my reference

 

[Rhea]

Hmm, Kathyrn, I may have to take a stab at this, but VGER sounds awfully like the first Star Trek Movie. Haven't seen it in quite a while, but that's my guess!

Plus I think it would be great to have pink heavy dbs!

 

[kathryn]

Hmm, Kathyrn, I may have to take a stab at this, but VGER sounds awfully like the first Star Trek Movie. Haven't seen it in quite a while, but that's my guess!

3 bonus points for Rhea!


Yes, it is a Star Trek reference (but I think I confused two things: I was thinking of the episode where they came across a probe that had colided with an alien probe, and the two mixed up their hardware and software, and the new directive for the new entity was to sterilize all imperfect life...it mistook Kirk for it's "maker," and that saved the crew, but once Kirk revealed that it had made a mistake, it blew a circuit trying to reconcile it's directive to destroy imperfection, and the fact that it was itself imperfect as well. The VGER--"Voyager" probe--from the first movie was kind of similar, but I don't remember what the one from the episode was called. Hmmm....maybe you should get and extra bonus point for having a better memory than me? LOL!).

 

[Rhea]

Whoo hoo I got bonus points! What shall I use them for? Hmm, I think I will treat myself to a skinny type drink at Starbucks...hehe...okay I was going to anyway, but the bonus points is sure a good excuse.

p.s. I think the VGER thing did mistake Kirk for the maker too. But that's all the memory I have of it....lol The episode sounds vaguely familiar. But I have watched the original ST for ever. Now Stargate...different story.

Okay, I have to stop procratinating, go get my drink and back to work......